Knowledgeable 'Hogs fans know he's been part of 13 Stanley Cup championships, including Chicago's past two in 2010 and 2013, and has more regular-season wins (1,244) and postseason wins (223) than any NHL coach.

Now, if he could just work his magic to help bring Rockford an AHL playoff berth. He does sympathize with what could be a four-year drought.

"It's tough," he said. "But when you have a good team, you lose players. The cap world what it is, you have to call up your replacements."

Is it any consolation to Rockford fans that Chicago has captured those two Stanley Cups with a lot of help from former 'Hogs?

"A lot," he said with a smile. "They see them go up, they cheer for them and hope they do well."

Tough sledding

Rookie Alex Broadhurst said he never endured a 16-game goalless stretch like the one he had until he connected Friday against Iowa.

"Pro hockey is a totally different world," he said. "It's been rough on me for sure. I think everyone on the team has been helping out, the coaching staff, staying on me and challenging me a little bit. Doing the extra things off the ice like watching video, I think that helps out a lot.

"One thing in juniors, you're so used to playing every shift, playing 25 minutes a game. Here, it's kind of whoever is playing good is going to keep playing; it can get frustrating at times. It's the pro game and that's how it goes. It's a job now."

Injury report

Brandon Mashinter should play tonight. . Viktor Svedberg practiced Tuesday and could see action this week. .. Brandon Pirri did not skate Tuesday and is questionable for this weekend. . Brad Mills is not expected back until February.

Bizarre stat

My favorite of the first half - Rockford is 5-0-0-0 at home when getting outshot.